The school had originated from volunteer teaching duties held at the Embassy of Japan in Nairobi that began in 1967.

[4] On Wednesday August 16, 1995,[5] 56-year-old Kuniaki Asano (浅野 邦章 Asano Kuniaki), the school's principal, died in an apparent robbery attempt,[6] just as he was located at the school's entrance.

[10] 9th grade (third year of junior high school) student Yuko Watanabe (渡辺 優子 Watanabe Yūko) composed the school song's music and lyrics in July 1976.

[4] As of 1999 the school had a total of 45 students, among them children of employees of the Embassy of Japan in Nairobi, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), trading companies, and the Japanese school itself.

[10] Most students lived in the "River Side" housing development.